Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Texas Gov. Abbott Says He’ll Swiftly Sign New Maps on His Desk That Will Boost GOP in 2026
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress....
Aug 23, 2025
Fed Chair Powell Faces Fresh Challenges to Fed Independence Amid Potential Rate Cuts
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new ch...
Aug 23, 2025
European Postal Services Suspend Shipment of Packages to US Over Tariffs
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties. Postal services i...
Aug 23, 2025
Senate Approves Voting Map, Now Goes to Gov. Abbott
Texas State Capitol building in Austin in springtime.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbot...
Aug 23, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Freed From Tennessee Jail So He Can Rejoin Family in Maryland to Await Trial
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – APRIL 17: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this han...
Aug 22, 2025
Epstein’s Former Girlfriend Told Justice Department She Did Not See Trump Act in ‘Inappropriate Way’
Photo by Mathieu Polak/Sygma/Sygma via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappropriate in...
Aug 22, 2025
Trump Turns $11.1 Billion in US Government Funds Into a 10% Stake in Downtrodden Intel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal completed just a couple weeks after he dep...
Aug 22, 2025
Powell Signals Fed May Cut Rates Soon Even as Inflation Risks Remain
Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty ImagesJACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months ...
Aug 22, 2025
What to Know About China’s New Regulations on Rare Earths
BANGKOK (AP) - China has released new interim measures to tighten controls on mining and processing of rare earths that are used in many high-tech products including electric vehicles, smartphones and...
Aug 22, 2025
Trump Says He’ll Keep Extending Tik-Tok Shutdown Deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company highly overrated. He said he'll keep extending the deadline ...
Aug 22, 2025
